Saturday, August 25, 2012

Bother You? I Think Not...

Kim told
Bobby to leave after 10 years of marriage. She had experienced enough of his
philandering, lies and drinking. He had to go.

After all of
these days of bickering, it looked as if tonight would really be the night that
it really happened. Bobby nodded his head, loaded up all of his things in a car
except one suitcase that he had in his hand. He set it down and went and sat by
Bobby Jr. , who was eight years old. He explained to Bobby, Jr. that he was
leaving, but he wasn’t walking out of his life forever. He would still be Bobby
Jr.’s father. He would continue to support him financially, and come visit him
regularly. He would even find a new place to live and have Bobby Jr. to come
stay and spend the weekends with him. He wanted him to know that. After a long
hug and a kiss for Bobby, he picked up his suitcase with a long sigh.

Bittersweet
this was; one part of him had been looking forward to it as a new beginning
that he had longed for years to experience. Another part of him wanted to cry
because of the finality of walking through the door. He might walk through the
door again, but when he did, he would do it as a guest. Then he heard Kim’s shrill voice shatter the
silence, telling him what he had done wrong, what he should have done, what
would have been better. He held his breath as he moved toward the door. Like he
had done many other days, he turned the doorknob, and opened the door, took one step and stopped
suddenly.

He heard
something that caught his attention. “And don’t you be calling over here
bothering me all of the time,” she screamed. Her hand was on her hip. He turned
around and looked her in the eye as he half sighed and half snorted.

“And don’t
you get mad when I don’t,” he answered quietly, coldly.

With that,
he turned, took another step and walked out of Kim’s life.

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